Reasons for the Seasons

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Across
  1. 1. An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
  2. 2. Spinning motion of an object on its axis; Earth's rotates on its axis once every 24 hours; causes Day and Night
  3. 3. The season experienced when the earth's axis is tilted TOWARD the sun.
  4. 7. The type of sunlight that is spread out over a greater area causing cooler temperatures, like during winter.
  5. 8. An imaginary line that passes through a planet's center and its north and south poles
  6. 10. The movement of an object around another object; The Earth revolves around the Sun; the Moon revolves around the Earth the Moon revolves around the Earth
  7. 11. The type of sunlight that is highly concentrated or focused; causes warmer temperatures, like during summer.
Down
  1. 1. an imaginary line around the Earth that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
  2. 4. happens twice each year (spring & fall), when the northern and southern hemispheres are receiving equal amounts of sunlight.
  3. 5. The season experienced when the earth's axis is tilted AWAY from the sun
  4. 6. Top and bottom half of the earth - split by the equator
  5. 9. either of the two times in the year (summer & winter), when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.